Track 1 - Keynote dialogue: Central banking in the age of decentralisation

Part of Crypto and Digital Assets Summit 2023

This event took place on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 11:10 AM UTC.

Central banks are tasked with the delicate job of balancing risks and opportunities in designing CBDCs which add value to the wider financial ecosystem. While the need for collaboration between public and private sides is clear, how to leverage this to deliver robust legal frameworks and successful CBDC launches remains nebulous. Can CBDCs and crypto work together? What are the new rules for this critical partnership to maintain innovation and stability all at once? Is there common ground for all stakeholders on the horizon of a digital monetary economy? How is regulatory clarity set to evolve from one monetary zone to the next?